Wikispaces

What is it?
· This is a web site that hosts blogs for educators and learners. Wikispaces.com is a great site for educator to interact and share ideas with other educators and learners. It is a free site where you can create your own blog, join a blog, and add information to other blogs.

How can you use it?
· This is a great way for people to collaborate and share ideas.
· Wikispaces.com is an amazing place to search for ideas if you do not mind reading.
· For learners an educator can have their students join his/her wikispace and can all collaborate on experiments, questions, and ideas that they have.
· You can start a “space” based on any subject area and continually add to it.

Why would you use it?
· Students can interact from home or at school and see real-time updates.
· Pros
    • Interactive
    • Fun
    • Collaborative
    • Semi-private
    • Always evolving
· Cons
    • Inconsistent
    • Have to have internet capabilities
· NETS
    • 1-6

References

http://www.wikispaces.com/